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Gallup council authorizes $800,000 to buy replacement fire engine for Engine 4
Summary
Gallup's City Council approved using $200,000 from Fire Fund 209 and $600,000 from Vehicle Replacement Fund 375 to buy a stock fire engine, after Fire Chief Jon Pairett and Fleet and Safety Manager Amanda Carey told the council Engine 4 was unreliable and costly to repair.
The Gallup City Council voted unanimously Jan. 20 to authorize $800,000 to purchase a stock fire engine to replace Engine 4. Fire Chief Jon Pairett and Fleet and Safety Manager Amanda Carey told the council the replacement is needed because Engine 4 has experienced repeated mechanical failures and is a custom-built unit that would be expensive and time-consuming to repair.
"We do not recommend spending additional funds to repair Engine 4 due to the high costs involved and Engine 4's unreliability based on repeated mechanical issues," Chief Pairett and Ms. Carey told the council, and requested using $200,000 from Fire Fund 209 and $600,000 from Vehicle Replacement Fund 375 for the purchase. The request included an estimated purchase price of approximately $725,000 plus additional costs for communication equipment, shipping, decals and related expenses, which together led staff to ask for $800,000 to cover the full acquisition and outfitting.
Councilor Ron Molina moved to approve the funding authorization; Councilor Linda Garcia seconded the motion. On roll call, Councilors Molina, Garcia, Sierra Yazzie Asamoa-Tutu and Mayor Marc DePauli voted yes and the measure passed. City staff noted funds identified in Fund 375 include amounts transferred for FY 2027 but warned that General Fund purchases may be constrained in the coming fiscal year.
